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Bills introduced over the last ten days touch land access, meat industry concentration, state animal welfare laws, crop insurance, and more.
The agrichemical giant Bayer is lobbying for state and federal laws that would give it legal immunity from claims that ...
By tending taro (kalo) gardens in Portland, a civic club produces food while deepening its connection to Indigenous Hawaiian ...
Stephen Vaden will run the USDA's daily operations, but questions about ongoing reductions in staff and frozen grant payments took a back seat.
Republicans tried to make a case for increasing work requirements, while Democrats used the opportunity to rail against deeper cuts to SNAP.
Demonstrators in the town of Albany rallied in support of USDA workers and against the Trump Administration’s cuts to funding ...
Activist Robin Greenfield, author of 'Food Freedom,' offers suggestions on how to connect with and strengthen your community ...
Tariffs would affect not only farmers and eaters but also the small, independent restaurants that are mainstays of American ...
Maine filed a lawsuit against the agency today, claiming the state was unable to access funds "necessary to feed children and vulnerable adults." ...
The United Farm Workers union, founded by Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta, and Larry Itliong, is helping farmworkers organize in ...
Rollins said USDA should support getting local food into schools, but her agency has cut at least $670 million in grant funding dedicated to those efforts.
Calley Means called the Heath and Human Services agency an ‘utterly failed’ department, and praised Kennedy’s massive cuts to the nation’s medical research capacity.